Analysis

• Insurance asset managers grapple with Solvency II challenges

  06 June 2014

  Solvency II will impact how insurers manage their assets, but the effects will depend on their size and the business mix. Christopher Cundy and Hardeep Dhillon report from InsuranceERM's Insurance Asset Risk conference

• Will Solvency II boost the growing life ILS market?

  30 May 2014

  Life insurance securitisation has made a comeback since 2008, albeit in a different form. With Solvency II rules predicted to push life companies to transfer risk off their books, participants hope life ILS could grow to rival cat bonds. Sarfraz Thind reports

• Coping with the inflation conundrum

  28 May 2014

  The development of inflation or disinflation in different markets is a critical driver of corporate performance, rather than simply a tactical investment issue, as the case of P&C insurers shows. Etienne Comon explains

• Cat modelling technology advances bring opportunities and challenges

  23 May 2014

  New cat modelling platforms give re/insurers access to advanced analytics and the opportunity to create their own view of risk. But to make the most of new technology, firms will have to nurture the right culture and talent, explains Marta Abramska

• What do NEDs want from risk managers?

  21 May 2014

  Non-executive directors are putting increasing demands on risk management teams as they try to navigate companies through a riskier world. To help smooth the relationship, two NEDs share their thoughts on what they need. Christopher Cundy reports

• Axa's de Mailly Nesle: CROs need to be controversial and constructive

  16 May 2014

  Chief risk officers should be the ones raising challenges in any decision-making process, says Axa's group CRO Alban de Mailly Nesle. But they also need to avoid being too negative, he tells Lorna Davies.

• Five steps to 'big data' nirvana

  14 May 2014

  The explosion of data offers a threat and an opportunity to insurers, but few have really grasped the extent of the challenge. Patrick Maeder lays out the five areas where insurers should focus if they are to adapt successfully to the new information-centric world

• With changing market dynamics, insurers can profit in fixed income

  07 May 2014

  They buy in bulk, their size gives them clout with large fixed-income asset managers and their buy-and-hold outlook insulates them from market swings, as Douglas Niemann explains

• "No resentment" in Bermuda over Solvency II equivalence deal

  02 May 2014

  Bermuda Monetary Authority director for licensing and authorisations, Shelby Weldon, tells Christopher Cundy how the country's supervisory regime is taking account of changes in regulation globally - not just in the EU

• China opens up opportunities for insurance asset management

  30 April 2014

  China Life's outsourcing of a $3.2bn investment mandate and a loosening of strict regulations has kickstarted interest in managing China's insurance assets. Hardeep Dhillon reports